The independent film Bless Me, Ultima is based on the most widely read and best-selling novel of the Chicano literary canon, according to the film’s press kit. Written by Rudolfo Anaya and published ...

Luke Ganalon's first audition for a feature film landed him a role in a beloved Chicano novel's highly anticipated adaptation. The film version of “Bless Me, Ultima,” the award-winning 1972 ...

In Mexican-American literature, "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya is a classic. Anaya's novel, which came out in 1972, has just been turned into a movie. Film critic Kenneth Turan has this review.

The film adaptation of Rudolfo Anaya’s first novel, Bless Me, Ultima, has strong performances by a mostly Latino cast. The film’s also got beautiful images of nature and individual scenes of ...

Eleven years after its theatrical release, “Bless Me, Ultima” is once again on the screen. Beginning on Friday, Aug. 25, the New Mexico made film is streaming on Hulu – making it more accessible. The ...